... the struggle for power always is present. It is in our nature to dominate others in order to survive. On first sight "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare and "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes are two different works, but they do have some important topics in common. "The Tempest" raises a problem of power ... struggle, and "Leviathan" provides the reason for this problem and the solution. William Shakespeare in "The Tempest" brings up the conflict between masters and servants that, as the story progresses, becomes perhaps the major motif of the play. Prospero ... his political power is so im...

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... slave, gives the readers the mind sent that he is in fact a monster, and got by the devil himself tells us all that he is the spawn of Satan. No person will ever believe that the son of the Devil is a good person. Caliban did do some nasty things, such as the attempted rape of Prospero's daughter Miranda. ... important in showing another side of Caliban. It shows more of a sensitive side, not only in his concern for the others in reassuring them that there is nothing to fear, but also that Caliban himself is not always an awful person. By this I mean, even he is happy sometimes, his dre...

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Shakespeare embraces the relationship between master and slave in his play The Tempest. The characters Prospero and Caliban portray conflicts and complexities of authority. As one ... and fertile" (1.2.332-8) This is Prospero's ploy to use Caliban to learn the secrets of the island. Once he knows all the qualities of the island, he no longer needs Caliban's knowledge and thus enslaves him and uses him as free labor. Caliban despises Prospero and Miranda's efforts to educate him and to help him. To ... and to force him to serve him by using his magical powers. Without his supernatural power...

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... protagonist of the play. Although there is evidence to support strongly his status as an unquestionable hero of The Tempest, Prospero still can be viewed in an opposite perspective. Throughout Shakespeare's entire play, it is necessary to consider Prospero's actions and his behavior to have a better view on this character. A careful examination on The Tempest, especially on Prospero, can create a new ... that, "Prospero punishes Caliban not with love, but with hatred and anger which was strongly condemned" (379). Prospero's punishment is so savage that it becomes Caliban's fear. As Shin...

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... there are big differences. Ariel is a spirit of the air which Prospero uses in his plot of revenge. This spirit, which only Prospero can see, is a character that Shakespeare puts in the play to show the reader the pure and good part of the human being. Ariel is a willing servant of the magician, which helps his master willingly, ... to show the dark part of the human nature, the evil part. He is been taken as another servant by Prospero, which has been taken under control with the fear of punishment. Both characters serve prospero or try to gain control over him. Ariel is the good and fa...

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